Overview

This five-day course covers the new deployment, options and features of version 20.16 Cisco Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN).

SD-WAN is an overlay architecture that overcomes the biggest drawbacks of traditional WAN. Students will learn how to design, configure and operate a Cisco SD-WAN utilizing any transport (MPLS, Broadband, LTE, VSAT etc.).

Candidates will discuss and build an SD-WAN environment starting from Day 0 provisioning and will also be able to provide troubleshooting, management, policy control and application visibility across the enterprise network.

This hands-on Course covers the Cisco SD-WAN product and contains extensive labs to reinforce the knowledge learned.

Skills Covered

  • Describe how to deploy SD-WAN
  • Configure SD-WAN environment
  • Deploy Plug and Play / Zero-Touch Provisioning
  • Implement SD-WAN Security
  • Configure SD-WAN Policies
  • Deploy, maintain and troubleshoot cEdge devices
  • Operate SD-WAN Devices and software
  • Troubleshoot SD-WAN environment

Prerequisites

Familiarity with WAN networks

Target Audience

  • Engineering and Planning team evaluating WAN evolution
  • Personnel involved in SD WAN Design, Implementation and Operation
  • Network Operations team with SD WAN solution
  • Cisco partners who sell and support SD WAN solutions

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Cisco SD-WAN Introduction

  • Introduction and Background
  • SD-WAN Concepts
  • Solution Architecture Overview

Module 2: Cisco SD-WAN: Control Plane

  • Deploying SD-WAN Control Plane
  • SD-WAN Router Establishes Control Connection with vBond
  • Devices and Controllers Identities
  • Establishing the Control Plane
  • Cisco SD-WAN Control Plane Overlay Management Protocol (OMP)
  • Troubleshooting Control Connections

Module 3: Cisco SD-WAN: Data Plane

  • Establishing the Data Plane

Module 4: Templates

Module 5: Policy Framework

  • Control Policies
  • Building, Applying, and Processing Centralized Control Policies
  • Control, Data, Application Aware, VPN Membership, cFlowd, and Security Policies
  • Central and Local Control Policy
  • Central and Local Data Policy
  • Application Aware Policy
  • Creating a Centralized Policy
  • VPN Membership Policies
  • cFlowd Policy
  • Security Policies
  • Application Quality of Experience

Module 6: Data Plane Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting BFD and Data Plane Tunnels
  • BFD Troubleshooting
  • Control Connections Related Issues
  • Firewalls – Port Requirements
  • NAT – Related Problems
  • OMP
  • Security Configuration
  • ISP Problems with DSCP 48
  • cEdge: In-depth Datapath Debugging

Module 7: Troubleshooting Policies

  • Control Policy Failure Scenario No. 1
  • Control Policy Failure Scenario No. 2
  • Troubleshooting Data Policies and App-Route Policies
  • Centralized Policies – Points of Failure
  • Example 1: vManage Policy Deployment Failure
  • Example 2: Policy Deployment on vSmart
  • Example 3: Policy Deployment on vEdge
  • Example 4: Policy Deployment on cEdge
  • Tricky Problem

Module 8: Management and Operations

  • Customer Deployment
  • Use Case: Retail
  • Controller Deployment
  • Seamless Migration
  • Multi-Segment Overlay
  • Hub and Spoke Topology
  • Secure Internet Access
  • Cloud onRamp for SaaS
  • Cloud onRamp for IaaS
  • Redundancy

Module 9: SD-WAN Multi-Tenant

Appendix

  • Troubleshooting Common Issues
  • Interface Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshoot vManage Common Issues
  • Cisco SD-WAN Best Practices

Lab Outline:

Labs are designed on latest version 20.16 to assure learners latest practical experience, through the following practical activities:

Lab 0: Access the Lab Devices

  • Task 1: Access the EnterOne Lab

Lab 1: Onboard vSmart Controller

Lab 2: Prepare a vEdge Router for Onboarding

Lab 3: Prepare a cEdge Router for Onboarding

Lab 4: Add vEdge to vManage Inventory

Lab 5: Configure and Deploy vEdge Router Control-Plane

Lab 6: Configure and Deploy cEdge Router Control-Plane

Lab 7: Decommission a cEdge from vManage Inventory

Lab 8: Adding a cEdge to vManage Inventory

Lab 9: Configure and Deploy an Overlay Network

Lab 10: Exploring vManage GUI

Lab 11: Provision and Deploy vManage Feature Templates

  • Task 1: Deploy Feature-Based Device Template

Lab 12: Provision and Deploy vManage CLI Templates

Lab 13: Provision and Deploy Policies (Part 1)

  • Task 1: Modify Controller Distribution Using a Control Policy
  • Task 2: Create a Hub and Spoke Control Policy

Lab 14: Provision and Deploy Policies (Part 2)

  • Task 1: Create an Application Aware Routing Policy
  • Task 2: Create a Service Chain Policy
  • Task 3: Create Localized QOS Policies Using Feature Templates

Lab 15: Verifying and Troubleshooting Data Plane Issues

  • Task 1: Verifying the Data Plane
  • Task 2: Verifying BFD Information
  • Task 3: Determining the Makeup of Network Traffic Using DPI
  • Task 4: Simulating Flows

Lab 16: TLOC Extension

Lab 17: Troubleshooting Methods and Tools

  • Task 1: Ping and Traceroute
  • Task 2: vManage Alarms and Events
  • Task 3: vShell
  • Task 4: Viewing System Log Files
  • Task 5: Enabling and View Debuf Output

Lab 18: Using the REST API and Python Scripting

  • Task 1: Python Installation and Introduction
  • Task 2: Examine and Run a Sample Python Script and View the Output

Lab 19: Deploy Multitenant vManage

  • Task 1: Deploy Multitenant vManage
  • Task 2: Install vManage Certificates
  • Task 3: Add vBond Controller and Install Certificates
  • Task 4: Add a Tenant in vManage

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